Dr Jonathan Aylen
Honorary Senior Research Fellow

Biography
Jonathan is honorary senior research fellow in the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research within Alliance Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester, England and was a founder director of MIoIR. Jonathan has a very varied career, as an economist - winning a Partnership Trust Award for innovative teaching in economics – and as an engineer, an innovation researcher and in environmental management. He won the Williams prize for materials science.
Dr Aylen is President of the Newcomen Society for the History of Engineering and Technology (2019-2021) He was previously an elected member of their national Council and became Vice-Pesident of the Society in 2016. He is a former President of Manchester Statistical Society.
Jonathan Aylen was an Associate Editor of R&D Management 2014-2016. He was Conference Chair for the R&D Management Conference in 2013. He frequently broadcasts on steel and related industrial issues.
External positions
President, Newcomen Society, Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Engineering and Technology
Education / academic qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Trying to Secure the Past: innovation studies and the history of technology, The University of Manchester
Related information
Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Activities
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
Media coverage and contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Press/Media: Expert comment
Press/Media: Expert comment
Student Theses
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Doctor of Business Administration
UoM administered thesis: Phd
Prizes
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Impact
Impact: Environmental impacts, Legal impacts, Societal impacts, Technological impacts
Impact: Environmental impacts, Societal impacts, Technological impacts, Economic impacts